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Retail listings 2012 by USDA zone, as of April 5 - please check for current availability
Phytolacca americana 'Silberstein' variegated pokeweed
This beautful version of a sometimes all too common American classic grows to 3 - 4 ft with typical
pokeweed flowers and blue-black berries, but with pink stems and creamy white green leaves. A perennial to
USDA zone 7 or below, it will reemerge each spring with decent drainage. Part shade to full sun with
generous summer water for best growth. A beautiful addition to the garden or container. Do not let set fruit in
areas where extra poke salad is not needed.
1g @ $12
Pinus johannis dwarf pinon, johann's pine
One of several attractive Mexican pinon pines. This 20-30 ft compact plant, collected in the mountains south
of Saltillo, Mexico, has blue-green needles, attractive flaking bark, and yes, eventually, delicious edible nuts.
Though adaptable to any garden, prefers full sun and well-drained soil. Very good in desert conditions. Frost
hardy in USDA zone 7A, possibly 6b.
1g @ $15 Pinaceae
Pinus sabiniana - OR State grayleaf pine, foothills pine
Often seen among other blue leaved plants from the serpentine soils of much of California and into southern
Oregon. These cuttings from a champion tree at Oregon State University in Corvallis, a tree that measures 4/5
ft in diameter and 106 ft tall! Upright, and graceful (some old grumps say straggly) with a crooked trunk,
often forked; dark gray, furrowed bark; and 10", silver-blue needles thinly covering the open crown. Superb
back lit in winter light. Sun, lean soil, and very little summer water. Frost hardy in USDA zone 7, and into
zone 6.
2g @ $28 Pinaceae
Pittosporum aff. daphniphylloides DJHT 99111
Dan Hinkley's collection from Taiwan of one of our favorite genera. These can be grown into a large, multistemmed
shrub or trained as a miniature, single-trunked tree, to 10-12 ft, with lance-like foliage both shiny
and beautifully rain tipped. Flowers are small, greenish white, and highly fragrant appearing in mid to late
spring and followed by yellow fruit. Best with some summer water in full sun to medium dappled shade and
well-drained soil. Frost hardy to 0F, USDA zone 7.
2g @ $24 Pittosporaceae
Pittosporum parvilimbum
A Pittosporum for USDA zone 7! one known to have survived many harsh winters at the JC Raulston
Arboretum in North Carolina. Having been introduced there as the completely unrelated Phillyrea, it was only
after many years the plant was noticed and properly identified as this recently described and excellent species.
From China, a tall, evergreen shrub, to 10-12 ft, densely branched and adorned with small, narrow leaves.
Blooms in spring with small, white fragrant flowers followed by tiny, black fruits in orange capsules. Sun to
part shade with regular water. A treasure for the Pittosporum-lover’s garden!
2g @ $28 Pittosporaceae
Cistus Nursery ◆ 22711 NW Gillihan Rd ◆ Portland, OR 97231 ◆ (503) 621-2233 ◆ info@cistus.com
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